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Griffith FamilyCompiled by Bruce A. FowlerHartland Historical Society 2013 (Updated 2020)With assistance from Joan Griffith WhitbeckWilliam Griffith, Srb. abt 1638 Unknownd. aft 1710 Chatham, MassachusettsThe first known Griffith in the New World. He was a constable in Chatham and served as a Selectman.Ch. GRIFFITH:William Griffith, Jrb. abt 1663 Chatham, Massachusettsd. abt July 1734 Chatham, MassachusettsChosen surveyor-fence viewer 1701 in Chatham, MassachusettsCh. GRIFFITH:Samuel Griffithb. abt 1700d. after 1770 Rochester, MassachusettsServed as a Selectman of RochesterCh. GRIFFITH:Ephraim Griffithb. 25 July 1733 Rochester, Massachusettsd. Dec 1823 Carver, MassachusettsCh. GRIFFITH:John Griffith, Srb. 4 June 1763 Rochester, Massachusettsd. 8 Feb 1840 LivermoreCh. GRIFFITH:John Griffith, Jrb. 11 Oct 1787 Putney, Vermontd. 1848 Livermorem.(his 2nd marriage)Sabrina GouldHe served as a Sexton in DixfieldCh. GRIFFITH:Lamont Griffithb. Mar 1842 Dixfieldd. 3 Sep 1910 Hartland (Pine Grove Cemetery)m. 9 Sep 1865Frances Olive Wright “Fannie”d/o George P. Wright & Olive R. Gray of Harmony (Ireland Cemetery)b. 1844 Palmyrad. 23 May 1893 Hartland (PG)War of 1812
Lamont's father died when he was 8 years old followed by his mother’s death when he was 14. Followingtheir deaths, he lived with his half-brother Amos Griffith in Dixfield where he learned the trade ofcarriage making from him. He moved to Hartland after C/1860 working in the Linn Woolen Mill and wasliving there in C/1870. He moved to Corinna by 1875 and then soon after back to Hartland by 1877where he remained. In 1883 he operated a carriage making business with Daniel Sawyer on Main Streeton the lower side of the bridge. Fannie's brother, George E. Wright, was one of the 3 Georges whomGeorgetown (Water Street) was nicknamed after in the 1880s.Ch. GRIFFITH:1. Nellie M. Griffithb. 7 Oct 1868 Hartlandd. 2 Sep 1946 Hartland (PG)m. 25 June 1888 HartlandFrank E. Wrights/o Nathan S. Wright & Susan E. Hackett of Palmyrab. 1863d. 19 Nov 1931 HartlandNellie was a milliner (hat maker)Ch. WRIGHT:I. Gladys E. Wrightb. 1889 Hartlandd.II. Frederick Frank Wrightb. 6 Sep 1900 Hartlandd. 18 Dec 1956 Hartland (PG)2. Ida Maude Griffithb. July 1875 Corinnad. 25 Nov 1953 Augustam. 26 Nov 1901 HartlandWade Chase Trasks/o Oscar F. Trask & Jane E. Edmunds of Dixfieldb. 26 Jan 1873 Mexico, Mained.They had no children3. Frank Lee Griffithb. 13 Aug 1877 Corinnad. 22 Jan 1937 Hartland (PG)m. 8 June 1901 HartlandAddie Mabel Pickard “Mabel”d/o Dr. Adoniram Judson Pickard of Hampden & Elizabeth Favourite of Pensacola, Floridab. 8 Sep 1876 Pensacola, Floridad. 17 July 1961 Hartland (PG)Dr. Pickard served in the Civil War. Addie was a stenographer. Her parents moved back toHampden by C/1880. In the early 1900s, Frank bought and moved the former James W. MoorFurniture & Casket Mill building from Moore Street to Mill Street next to the bridge where heoperated a wood working mill. He also purchased the former blacksmith shop which had beenthere previously. He served as a Probate Officer and Town Clerk of Hartland. Several work order
journals from his business were donated to the Hartland Historical Society by the Griffith Familyshowing detailed orders for numerous local Hartland customers over the years.Ch. GRIFFITH:I. Elva Katharyn Griffith “Kay”b. 16 Jan 1905 Hartlandd. 19 Oct 1984 Millinocketm. 7 Sep 1927Austin Geoffrey Baker “Geoff”b. 25 July 1899 Englandd. 23 Jan 1972 MillinocketThey moved to Millinocket where they remained.Ch. BAKER:a) Fannie Louise Bakerb. 1928 Millinocketm. 1963Larry Emmett Lancasterb) Lawrence Baker “Larry”b. 24 Nov 1929 Millinocketd. 17 Aug 1985He never marriedc) Mary Katharyn Bakerb. 1935 Millinocketm. 3 Sep 1955Donald Francis McDonnellII. Grace Louise Griffithb. 9 Nov 1908 Hartland (noted as 2nd child by Dr. Charles Moulton)d. 22 July 2003 St Albans at 95 yrsm. 7 June 1931 St Albans (He married 1st to Jeanette Hallis on 3 Feb 1918)Harold Hiram Weymouths/o Guy C. Weymouth & Etta M. Cole of St Albansb. 19 Feb 1899 St Albansd. 15 June 1971 DexterNamed after her paternal aunt, she was a school teacher and spent most of her teachingcareer in Dexter. She also taught in St Albans, Ripley & Cambridge. She was also asubstitute teacher at the Ireland School in Hartland. She received the St Albans BostonPost Cane in 2001 at age 93.Ch. WEYMOUTH:a) Hiram Weymouthb.b) David Weymouthb.c) Richard Weymouthb.
III. Fannie Elizabeth Griffithb. 24 Oct 1909 Hartland (noted as 3rd child by Dr. Charles Moulton)d. 9 Oct 1993 Hartland (PG)m1. 7 Dec 1929 (his 2nd marriage, he married 1st to Elizabeth Anna Clark; 2 children)Justin Ossian Humphrey IIb. 26 Aug 1889 Pittsfieldd. 11 July 1964 WatervilleFannie worked at H.C. Baxter Canning in Hartland as a forewoman and later atSnowflake Canning in Corinna.Ch. HUMPHREY:a) Justin Ossian Humphrey IIIU. S. Air Forceb. 1 Jan 1930 Hartlandd. 22 Feb 2018 St Albans (Crocker Cemetery, St Albans)m1. 13 Oct 1949 HartlandErnestine Garnettm2.Shizuko Humphrey “Susie”He graduated from Hartland Academy Class of 1948m2. 2 June 1934Vincent Chase Dyers/o Earl Harold Dyer & Vera May Applebee of Palmyrab. 24 Nov 1912 Palmyrad. 18 Aug 1964 Hartland (PG)Ch. DYER:b) Jack Dyerb. 1938marriedGraduated from Hartland Academyc) James Dyerb.marriedGraduated from Hartland AcademyIV. Unnamed Female Griffithb. 11 Nov 1911 Hartland (noted as the 4th child by Dr. Charles Moulton)d. (unknown but likely as an infant)V. Theodore Frank Griffith “Ted”b. 15 Feb 1913 Hartland (noted as the 5th child by Dr. Charles Moulton)d. 31 Jan 1968 Hartland (PG)m. 28 Sep 1935 WatervilleEvelyn Faye Hersey “Faye”d/o Ivy Lawrence Hersey & Iva Myrtle Reidb. 7 Sep 1910 Three Brooks, New Brunswick, Canada
d. 26 Aug 1998 Hartland (PG)Faye’s family moved from Canada to Maine in 1921 and were living in Pittsfield byC/1930.Ted took over his father's wood working mill following his death and built asawmill on the location eventually selling it to Kenneth Bishop. He also operated a storefor a time on Main Street previous to Lewis' Market. He also served as Town Manager.Ch. GRIFFITH:a) Constance Joan Griffithb.m. Peter Whitbeckb) Keith Lorrain Griffithb. 21 Jan 1938 Hartlandd. 31 July 1978 Hartland (PG)m1. Mary Ellen Ferrucim2. Barbara Ann Zimmermanc) John Kermit Griffithb.m. Linda Grace Bishopd) Susan Ellen Griffithb.m.Edward HarveyVI. Esther Elouise Griffithb. 10 Sep 1914 Hartland (noted as the 6th child by Dr. Lynne H. Blanchard)d. 30 July 1980 Pittsfieldm. 1934Howard James McConnellb. 15 Oct 1903d. 3 Dec 1981Ch. MCCONNELL:a) Frank McConnellb.b) Anita McConnellb.m. Herbert WhitleyVII. Clyde Lamont GriffithWWII U. S. Armyb. 16 Dec 1917 Hartland (noted at the 7th child by Dr. Charles Moulton)d. 18 Sep 1990 Washington D. C. (Arlington National Cemetery)m. 1946Carolyn Rollinsd/o Harry & Sarah Rollinsb. 14 May 1924 Waterloo, Iowad.(unknown, her sister's 2012 obituary mentions her as a surviving sibling)
Clyde studied law and became a lawyer in Washington D. C.Ch. GRIFFITH:a) Geoffrey Lamont GriffithU. S. Armyb. 18 June 1947 Washington, D. C.d. 11 Jan 2004 Punta Gorda, Florida (Arlington National Cemetery) at 56 yrsHe never married4. Grace Loletti Griffithb. 19 May 1879 Corinnad. 1 Nov 1958 Hartlandm. 1897Frank Clarence McDougallb. 1 Feb 1877 Boothbay Harbord. 27 July 1933 Boothbay Harbor (Ocean View Cemetery, Boothbay Harbor)They had no children5. Nettie Lena Griffithb. 17 Mar 1881 Hartlandd. 12 Aug 1902 Hartland (PG) at 21 yrsShe was working as a fitter in C/1900 in a clothing factory in Hartland. She was about to bemarried before her sudden death.6. Gertrude Lola Griffith “Lola”b. 16 Dec 1882 Hartlandd. 3 Oct 1958 Sanford (PG)m. 26 Nov 1902 HartlandJohn Edward Littles/o James H. Little & Nellie O. Annisb. 1876 Maynard, Massachusettsd. 1924 (PG)Ch. LITTLE:I. Gertrude Griffith Littleb. 6 Sep 1903 Penobscotd.Sanfordm. 27 Aug 1922 LymanLouis Elmore Tibbetts, SrWWI U. S. Navys/o George Tibbetts & Marcia Moulton of Cambridge, Massachusettsb. 1 Dec 1894 Cambridge, Massachusettsd. 31 Oct 1981 AlfredCh. TIBBETTS:a) Louis Elmore Tibbetts, JrWWII U. S. Armyb. 2 Feb 1924 Yarmouth, Massachusettsd. 8 Apr 2011 Weymouth, Massachusetts (Old North Cemetery, N. Weymouth)m. 1946 Weymouth, MassachusettsEthel Boytonb) John Warren Tibbettsb. 18 Apr 1926 Madbury, New HampshireWWII U. S. Army
d. 25 Oct 2012 Lyman (Chadborne Cemetery, Lyman)m. 27 Nov 1946 MassachusettsEffie Pennyc) Paul G. Tibbettsb. 7 June 1927 Madbury, New Hampshired. 4 July 2001 SanfordII. Clyde M. Littleb. 21 Feb 1906d. 4 May 1906 (PG) at 3 mosIII. Hallis A. Littleb. 19 Jan 1905d. 26 Feb 1981 Newburyport, Massachusetts7. Thyra Beatrice Griffithb. 13 Aug 1884 Hartlandd. 7 Mar 1960 Hartlandm1. 17 June 1906 HartlandAlton B. Joys/o Frederick Joy & Angie Braggb. 1883 China, Mainem2. 4 May 1915 South Paris (2nd marriage for both)James Stearns Dudleys/o Smith Dudley & Lydia H. Stearnsb. 1862 Paris, MaineThey had no children8. Fannie Velle Griffith “Velle”b. 5 Aug 1886 Hartlandd. 3 Mar 1975 Hartlandm. 29 Oct 1930Fred Pulsiferb. 1870d. 1940They had no children9. Clyde LeRoy Griffithb. 14 Dec 1887 Hartlandd. 26 Oct 1965 Saco (Maple Grove Cemetery, Mechanic Falls)m. 22 Dec 1913 Portland (Clyde at 26 yrs old, Minnie at 39)Minnie Ellen (Purington) Lordb. 1874d. 1973 Saco (Maple Grove Cemetery, Mechanic Falls)He was a registered druggist and moved to Portland, Maine by C/1910 then moved to Saco.
3. Frank Lee Griffith b. 13 Aug 1877 Corinna d. 22 Jan 1937 Hartland (PG) m. 8 June 1901 Hartland Addie Mabel Pickard "Mabel" d/o Dr. Adoniram Judson Pickard of Hampden & Elizabeth Favourite of Pensacola, Florida b. 8 Sep 1876 Pensacola, Florida d. 17 July 1961 Hartland (PG) Dr. Pickard served in the Civil War. Addie was a stenographer.
